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Alabama's 7th Congressional District election (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)

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Alabama's 7th Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: February 9, 2018
Primary: June 5, 2018
Primary runoff: July 17, 2018 (if needed)
General: November 6, 2018

Pre-election incumbent:
Terri Sewell (Democrat)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Alabama
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): D+20
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
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A Republican Party primary election took place on June 5, 2018, in Alabama's 7th District to determine which Republican would run in the district's November 6, 2018, general election.

This page focuses on the Republican primary. For an overview of the election in general, click here.

See also: United States House elections in Alabama (June 5, 2018 Republican primaries) and United States House Republican Party primaries, 2018
Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
February 9, 2018
June 5, 2018
November 6, 2018

Candidates and election results

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+20, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Alabama's 7th Congressional District the 63rd most Democratic nationally.[1]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.85. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.85 points toward that party.[2]

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Alabama heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

  • Republicans controlled both chambers of the Alabama State Legislature. They had a 72-32 majority in the state House and a 26-8 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

  • Alabama was a Republican state government trifecta, meaning Republicans held the governorship, a majority in the state senate, and a majority in the state house.

2018 elections

See also: Alabama elections, 2018

Alabama held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Alabama
 AlabamaU.S.
Total population:4,853,875316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):50,6453,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:68.8%73.6%
Black/African American:26.4%12.6%
Asian:1.2%5.1%
Native American:0.5%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:1.7%3%
Hispanic/Latino:4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:84.3%86.7%
College graduation rate:23.5%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$43,623$53,889
Persons below poverty level:23.3%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Alabama.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Alabama's three largest cities were Birmingham (pop. est. 211,000), Montgomery (pop. est. 200,000), and Huntsville (pop. est. 195,000).[3]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Alabama from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Alabama Secretary of States.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Alabama every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Alabama 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 62% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 34% 28%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 61% Democratic Party Barack Obama 38% 23%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 60% Democratic Party Barack Obama 39% 21%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 62% Democratic Party John Kerry 37% 25%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 56% Democratic Party Al Gore 42% 14%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Alabama from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Alabama 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Richard Shelby 64% Democratic Party Ron Crumpton 36% 28%
2014 Republican Party Jeff Sessions 97% No Democratic candidate 0% 97%
2010 Republican Party Richard Shelby 65% Democratic Party William Barnes 35% 30%
2008 Republican Party Jeff Sessions 63% Democratic Party Vivian Figures 37% 26%
2004 Republican Party Richard Shelby 68% Democratic Party Wayne Sowell 32.0% 36%
2002 Republican Party Jeff Sessions 59% Democratic Party Susan Parker 40.0% 19%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Alabama.

Election results (Governor), Alabama 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Republican Party Robert Bentley 64% Democratic Party Parker Griffith 36% 28%
2010 Republican Party Robert Bentley 58% Democratic Party Ron Sparks 42% 16
2006 Republican Party Bob Riley 57% Democratic Party Lucy Baxley 42% 15%
2002 Republican Party Bob Riley 49% Democratic Party Don Siegelman 49% 0%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Alabama in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Alabama 2000-2016
Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 6 86% Democratic Party 1 14% R+5
2014 Republican Party 6 86% Democratic Party 1 14% R+5
2012 Republican Party 6 86% Democratic Party 1 14% R+5
2010 Republican Party 6 86% Democratic Party 1 14% R+5
2008 Republican Party 5 71% Democratic Party 2 29% R+3
2006 Republican Party 5 71% Democratic Party 2 29% R+3
2004 Republican Party 5 71% Democratic Party 2 29% R+3
2002 Republican Party 5 71% Democratic Party 2 29% R+3
2000 Republican Party 5 71% Democratic Party 2 29% R+3

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Alabama Party Control: 1992-2025
Six years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fifteen years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R D D R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R


See also

Footnotes


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